When Laura joined Not Just Travel, she didn’t do it because she was looking for a franchise.
She did it because her life felt stuck.
She was exhausted in her role as a school business manager, tired of everything feeling the same, and ready for something that felt meaningful. She had no travel experience, no spare time, and no grand plan. What she did have was a friend whose results caught her attention.
Her school friend Dale was doing incredibly well with his travel business. Laura had been quietly watching him grow in confidence, income and lifestyle. Eventually she asked herself the same question many people ask at the beginning:
“If he can do it… why not me?”
From the moment she joined, she wasn’t doing it alone. Dale placed her into a small support group with Helen Gage and Sally Ward, and two consultants in particular – Rachael and Colman – became her lifeline. They were the people she messaged when she felt unsure, overwhelmed or stuck. That support, combined with the encouragement she felt every time she contacted head office, kept her moving on the days when she was stretched thin.
And she really was stretched.
Balancing a new business around a full-time job is no small thing. She told us herself:
“It’s not easy, and it’s exhausting.”
Even so, she pushed through the evenings of training. She spent weekends learning destinations. She built her confidence booking one holiday at a time. And she kept going.
Then she made one smart decision that changed everything.
A few months in, Laura switched to a housing role that gave her more flexibility during the day. Not a glamorous move – but a strategic one. Suddenly she could answer enquiries, take calls and maintain momentum instead of constantly playing catch-up.
And this is when she really began to grow.
Most people don’t actually know this part…
Not Just Travel is the only franchise that offers the Money Back Challenge. It’s a simple but powerful commitment:
Hit a realistic sales target in your first year, and we refund your entire franchise fee.
This year has been a record breaker. More people than ever have hit that target – and Laura is one of them.
She achieved it in 10.5 months, while working full time, without prior experience, purely through determination, support, and steady progress.
Today she’s loving the work, planning to go full time, and currently on our Platinum Conference cruise – where she’s already booked swimming with pigs, a moment she “can’t believe is now part of her life.”
But the part that matters most for anyone reading this?
Laura joined at exactly the right moment.
The Money Back Challenge target will be updated soon.
Right now, people can still join under the current, more favourable terms.
Once the change comes in, the target will become harder to hit – achievable, but harder.
Laura moved early. She plugged into support. She pushed through the busy days. And she crossed the line before the new target arrives.
If her story feels familiar – tired, stretched, wanting something different – the same door she walked through is still open for you.
But not for long.
Her success didn’t come from having more time, money or experience.
It came from something much simpler:
She didn’t wait.
